きをてらう

Japanese

Alternative spellings
奇を衒う
奇をてらう

Etymology

From () (ki) + (o) + (てら) (terau).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kʲi o̞ te̞ɾa̠ɯ̟]

Verb

てらう • (ki o teraugodan (stem きをてらい (ki o terai), past きをてらった (ki o teratta))

  1. to draw attention by doing strange things

Conjugation